Technology

A completely new and unique additive manufacturing technology

Selective Thermoplastic Electrophotographic Process (STEP), the first additive manufacturing technology to offer a viable alternative to injection molding and other traditional manufacturing processes. An R&D project launched in 2009 by industry leader and pioneer Stratasys, Evolve has spun out as its own company and technology leader.

Materials

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A critical element of any production system is the ability to produce products in a wide variety of material. The Evolve platform has been developed with engineering plastics currently being used in conventional manufacturing and with the ability for rapid expansion into new materials.

Broad palette of real engineering thermoplastics and composites

Ability to produce full color and multi-material in a single part

Hands-free removal of support material (re-usable)

Rapid development process for 200+ new materials

Speed

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Until today, additive manufacturing of real thermoplastics was limited by technology. We've evolved additive manufacturing to the point that it competes head-on with injection molding speeds while delivering all if the benefits of AM.

Quality

Q

Quality is the name of the game when it comes to production. Some additive manufacturing technologies offer speed, others offer materials and some deliver on quality. Evolve is the first company to offer all in a single platform with the quality in surface finish, material properties and machine reliability on par with injection molding.

Part strength, durability and performance rivaling injection molding in all build directions

Full fusion layer-to-layer allows for improved adhesion and z strength

Optimized dissolution solution to remove support in less than 12 hours

Reusable support material

Uncompromised machine reliability by leveraging proven 2D technology

Flexibility

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The ability to easily integrate into existing workflows including software, manufacturing and automation is essential to realize the ROI of additive manufacturing for production. STEP is just that - a full solution architecture developed to ensure rapid time to market.

Integrates with existing factory floor (ERP, PLM)

Full part and size customization capability

Extensible platform for production automation

Unconstrained geometry, no post-machining

Cost

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The market has been slow to adopt plastics additive manufacturing for production because part cost on par with injection molding has never been achievable. With Evolve Additive Solutions and our STEP technology that problem disappears.

Lowest AM cost per part available

Cost competitive with injection molding based on part size and packing density

Reduces overhead, inventory cost and streamlines supply chain

Reduces labor through autonomous production

Electro Photographic Selective Deposition (Evolve)

First AM technology that combines the advantages of both AM and conventional manufacturing processes